Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-28

ia Rowers Benhayon eaas, uhte1 |
hssfss he psat fsu dayn bean exsss-
Ina ths peoUis 81 gan Faansiseo, mnli
q a. down a. sns q Ne rcd sxiraos-
aIusry shaptsls d Ne hisssEy Of erinas-
frem uhatsssE ssandpolna % $50 ?
v.swsa. Il 4 noas remarkable and y
- shsory whssh u now Ronsraaly 80
sauasa pssvsa 10 b the eoFssst one. =
Mas. 81 sdmiiisa tbai thsze is nou eoa-
ansa u sks san FFAneisso iail ens Of
Ghs srnsliss end m0sa hardened eIini-
nals q tha ninetosnih eantnry.
Dussne he year 1886 oslia Bowers
IA vile ef DE-. !. Millon Bowers 9 han
rraneisso pAyuieian, aisa q tie ArsadeI
Houne Is ihns eity afass lingering NJ
ness. fhs wonlan Was hastily bafisd,
bal. : suspieion having bssn aioassd
fhat her assth wns not doe 70 natarai
sausss, ne body waa ez1nmsd sd g
sxsmlnasion proves eonclasivsly thAs
aiow poison bed been administered 70
the woman beloss her death. Saapie-
ion fesisd On her husband, and be vas
arrested ana charged With Tie murder.
his trial. whlsh began 10 March, loob.
attracted aitsntion throughout the
eoantsy. Ths theory o. the prosecution
wnu shat DF. Bowers bad adminlsiraaed
slsw peison 70 be wife h ths hope Of
securing NE insurance whieh he had IN
dneed her 10 plaos % her life. The evi-
danea vas pursIy eisoumntantial but y
wss % strsng end ths thread was 90
eomplsss lhaf ~ iaFy bEouahi 10 . YER.
AZ. q musdsr 10 ne hrss degree. DR.,
Bowers wns sentenced 70 DEATH hos has
Ilnasssd ID fail since his convietion
psndina the result u the efforts made
b. hls attorneys 70 ssouEe Q new trial.
Haoh Il Ne Grit shaptsE Of this extra
ordinary oaso. The sesond e naors r.
mnsknbIe. On Saturday last OoFoneI
atanion, Of San Francisco. reesived 9
isifes fsom Henry Bsnhayon, The
bsothes Of the murdessd Mrs. Bowers
ooulalnina the information that be va
about % eommil suicide. Hs vas q
coed as he word, Cor 9 few hours aftsf
wnsds b vas discovered lying dead q
8 room IN . 0sass stEest Lodging house
beside tho body lag . bottle half hllet
with cyanide Of potassium. and y "a
svlaont lhai from this botils The faia
dos had been taken. Thssa letters weF'
found Ia he roam. One VS. addFsasei
% ths eaFonss. The second 10 d.. Bower
ana The third 70 San Francisco nsun'
papss. Theas IsttsFs eoniained ~
startling lnformaiIon that Mra Bower
had nsa been murdered By her husband
hat that shs had hesn poisoned b. be-
brother. he writer. Who vas about t
eosnmit euIclds because Of hls inability
20 carry lenesr bis load Of guilt. II
istiss eKonsralsa Do. Bowers from a
eamplieiiy Ia the crime. and oil Hal
Francisco a eEua brsAahsd aiah Of 70
lief 81 Ne thouaht thai an innocen
man bad thas been naysd fron %
Rallovs.
10 8 short time, however, ntfanR'
atoriss began 10 Be hoard eoncsFnini
tAs allsaed saieids Of Bsnhayon. Thos'
uho Ia knsun hin declared thai b
uas snsaialiy ineapabls Of carrying %
sha ploa uhion be had confessed. II
Istlsrs whish had besn found n u
room With ths body we're dsslasad =
have ben forged. Altar suspiaioa be-
heen onss aEoussa. other uaya.sFlea
fness came 70 linhL The landlady o
tha lodsina houss ia which he anppose'
saisida had taken plass stated thsi %
room In which ihe body 80 found hA'
bean renied By I've men Who vsr
strangers 10 her end that - had nsve
saan Bsnhayon until she saw his dsas
boay. lAasls b. litals lnfoEmaiioa eoa'
eefnlne Ne tragedy reached he pahii'
nnali ahe iAFul horrible saspieion deep
ann4 Into Q general eonsietloa tnAl
nenhngon bad been saressed ana shai
the letssrs whlaA BE- was alleged 70 hAvs
written haS bstn teRRsd. tAs uaess
mansasoas ples hasine been eoaeseied
fos sha paEvoaa Of savina d.. bowerl
fross ne gallowa So Rsnsrally 3 thll
theory aoseptsa thai too men bare Cd
ready been ARRESTED fsF The mardeF q
BsnhAyon. sna there ere lev vho nov
aaaba shal ahe unfgEtnnaae nan died
hy haniss sallsR than hls own.
Howsssf this eass nay Be saRArded.
nlse mosa sxsaoFdinsEy One. II Bsn
hAyon really sOssniited snieids and u
Als saafsaaion rs e1nninA he dsafh
Aeosas An sxsnple Of sAe torssesspowss
q q galIty conssisnee Almosi wltheat >
psraiiel n. en The othsg hand. bSn-
Aayon yes nusasred ana The letters
sonsaanlng ~ eonfssaian VERA forRsd.
saa plea Of vlseh b 49, he Vsiin uss
ons 81 he ncsa skilifnlly planned, ~
vel a. Gee Of fhs most diahclisai. Of